Brunei Cakes

9 ingredients
11 steps

Ingredients

  • 100 g sultanas
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 50 g glace ginger
  • 25 g butter
  • 50 g demerara sugar
  • 1/2 tablespoon golden syrup
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 500 g puff pastry
  • 2 tablespoons milk

Directions

  1. 1
    Pre-heat the oven to 425°F/220°C and line a baking tray with greaseproof paper.
  2. 2
    Place the first 7 ingredients in a medium saucepan and combine over a gentle heat until melted and thoroughly mixed.
  3. 3
    Allow to cool to room temperature.
  4. 4
    On a lightly floured surface, roll the pastry thinly and cut into discs of about 10cm diameter.
  5. 5
    Place a rounded desert spoon of the cool filling onto centre of each pastry disc
  6. 6
    Dampen the edges of the pastry with a little milk and draw the edges together over the fruit and pinch well to seal.
  7. 7
    Turn over, then press gently with a rolling pin to flatten the cakes - the fruit should just show through the top layer of pastry.
  8. 8
    With a sharp knife, score 3 or 4 lines through the top layer of pastry. Place on a baking tray
  9. 9
    Brush with milk and sprinkle with a little extra Demerara sugar
  10. 10
    Bake in a hot oven for 20 minutes (425°F/220°C) or until lightly browned round the edges
  11. 11
    Place on a wire rack and allow to cool.

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